5 I *«*•w^~*' '^.-' *r^ rx ^p-^•^^•5,^^'^t J/n& ^-.V" v* A" R!7 s. T» v. I 1 .J DISTRICT NEWS FIRST METHODIST EPISCOPAL '. LOCAL NEWS 7 CHURCH Corner Eighth Ave. and Fifth St. Edward Kaneen^ Pastor. MARGIE Yes, Do It Now Miss Anna Brodine of Indus is A Merry Christmasto all. Parsonage, residence on Eighth Ave. among the many teachers of country Wishing all readers of the Press a schools who are here enroute to their Prof. C. E. Brown of the Crookston Christmas services for everybody. Merry Christmas. various homes. state experimental farm is here to Christmas session of the Sunday Mr. Morken has caught another attend the chicken show, for which he Schoool at JO a. m. wolf, which makes three for him this pO your shopping early while the Patricia Lynch will give a will do the judging. Christmas music with sermon at winter. good studio recital Saturday afternoon to things are on tap. 11 a. m. Mr. Tuttle is kept pretty busy now which the friends and parents of her Grab the early bargains while they're Miss Katherine Rauscher, who is The young people will! speak of days with his gasoline engine wood pupils will be welcome. on the bargain map teaching school at Big Falls, arrived "The First Christmas Circle." at saw, cutting wood. O^.-oday to spend the holidays at the Don't be one of those Kites that hit 6:45 p. m. '. There were two Norwegian preachers Attorney N. B. Arnold is at Bemidji home of her parents. At 7:30 p. m. the Sunday school the shopping trails here the past week holding meetings. arguing a motion before Judge will give their annual Christmas When all the clerKs are weary after Sunday afternoon was the last Stanton and from there will go to Duluth program and tree. D. B. Jewell has returned from the as they left that evening on the train. forty thousand sales. to spend Christmas with his Jamily. All parents and lovers of children Lundgren district wl-ere he went on Mrs. C. Roberts went down the What's the use of loafing while the are cordially invited. official business, in his capacity as line Wednesday evening, returning early shoppers win? Ranier Christmas service at 3 p. m. county superintendent of schools. Saturday morning. Yesterday was the shortest day in When you are sweating lava, those Plan to be present at all the serices Mr. M. J. McHugo had the misfortune the year, which means that commencing same early birds will grin! and invite your friends.. of freezing one of his feet the Miss Barrett, assistant to D. P. today the hours of sunshine and past week. We hope it will be nothing Jewell, county superintendent of daylight will commence to lengthen. Christmas eve the pleasant girls BETHLEHEM CHURCH serious. so'^bols, has returned from Brainerd Peace on eiarth, among men of good a suggested change in the ration has who ladle out the toys liere she visited for a few days. For Sale—Typewriter, Oliver No. will. Will be so worn and weary theyll 5. Not used. $35.00. J. T. W., .Po st Christmas services^ Sunday. At 11 McCLELLAN have no Christmas joys. Office Box 109, International Falls, Miss Anna Arnold and Miss Henrietta a. m., "The Glory of the Manger." Mr. Clarence Crooks made a business Minn. Haven't they a right to holler at Peacha of Littlefork are among At 7:30 p. m. Special Christmas trip to Keliher last week and returned the school teachers who are here enroute your putter and delay? exercises around the tree. All parents with new sleighs. Mr. Hanscomb, who is representing to their homes for the holidays. Pray leave them strength to celebrate and friends of the children are Mr. Henry Troke departed from this county in the appraisement of a bit on Christmas day! invited. The pastor will tell an original this vicinity last week, relinquishing state lands within the county, is in Attend the Christmas exercises at If you put off your shopping till the Christmas story called "Hole his claim and buying a farm near town after doing field work in the the M. E. church next Sunday night. very last hour, in the Sky." Grand Rapids. Black river country. For Rent—Three front rooms, mod­ Christian Endeavor at 6:30, a Mrs. M. S. Haugo is suffering from I is hope you draw a lemon that em and heated. Apply at quarter hour earlier than" usual. equipment a severe attack of neuralgia. second-hand and sour! Wanted two furnished rooms for the Press office. "Helping to Accomplish the Purpose Mr. Vern Dipson of Lundgren light housekeeping. Apply at the of Christ's coming. Leader, Elmer spent Tuesday with the Russell Press office. said, The tardy shopper blithely "A Mclntire. brothers. G. A. York, formerly employed in Merry Christmas girlie!" Reading room open on Sunday afternoon Mr. Earl Russell took a bunch of this city, has returned to accept a Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Burnett and The clerK replied, "If you were dead from 3 to 5, and each evening hunters to Big Falls Sunday. position with the Power Co. in its daughter have returned from Great or did your shopping early when tKe skating rink is lighted. Mr. T. M. Sorlie of Norden spent accounting department. His family Falls, Mont., where they visited Mrs. The men's glee club will take a Thursday with Mr. Ole Fodness. We could a little fun around enjoy will join hirrTat an early date. Burnett's mother. vacation for two weeks. For Sale—A pair of light driver our Christmas table. Rev. A. Kvaas of Mahnomen, Minn., bronco mules well broken. Two sets But slow-poh.es Keep me on the run, The weather having softened somewhat, Abstracts and titles to all property has accepted the pasition of our pastor of light harness and one buggy. Can more people are in evidence on till Christmas joy's a fable." owners in Koochiching county.-,, at large for the Rainy River district. be seen at burnett's bam. Apply at tlis. streets and business in the stores ^y in Koochiching county fur- Koocniching He will make his headquarters the Press office. shows a marked improvement. County Abstract Co., official in International Falls. Mr. Kvaas is abstractors, International Falls, said to be a fin all-'round man and LINDFORD More shoes, clothes and groceries Minn.—Adv. will a grat addition, to our community. will be bought in International Falls Frank Becktell who was accidently when the "blind pigs" and gamblers The Civic league, in an endeavor shot a short time ago, twisted his are put out of business. to revive the old custom of placing SCHOOL NOTES wounded leg and hurt it so he had to I a lighted candle in the windows on bG taken to the hospital Saturday. Mr. Otto Jahnke, one of the successful Xmas eve, requests that a candle shall The Lindford school gave a basket and popular automobile men The Inter-class games between the be put in at least one window of every social and program Dec. 2, 1916. It of our city, left last night to spend high school and the seventh and home of International Falls and lighted was well attended and we are well a couple of weeks with his folks in eighth gades took place on Dec. 15, at 6 p. m. Xmas eve. satisfied with results. There was Marinette, Wis. He is to be congratulated 16 and 18. There was a great deal $37.50 taken in. Carl Lundgren was on having built up such a prosperous of rivalry as to who should be the ""^Abstracts and titles to all property auctioneer. business and will soon need to winner. The Juniors were victorious. in Koochiching county furnished by Hjalmer Marklund has started his greatly enlarge his quarters to accommodate The following percentages are taken the Koochiching County Abstract Co., logging camp on Mr. Edner's homestead. his patrons. on the 1,000 per cent, basis. Official abstractors, International Juniors, 1,000 seniors, 750 Eighth THE PRESS is doing business in The following people were in the Falls, Minn.—Adv. Floyd Easterly is receiving the congratulations grade (1), 666.66 2-3 eighth grade basket social from Bear River: Mr. of his many friends over (2), 000 seventh grade, 000. and Mrs. John Lind and sons, John Found-y-Fur -Fur Glove. Owner may the fact that he on last Monday took Mr. Linden, of the Public Examining the building next to the OLD "A' and Emil Mr. and Mrs. Carl Lundgren have tl/e same by applying at 914 unto himself a bride in the person of Board, entertained the high school and son Mr. p.nd Mrs. Algct evenj» street, proving property and Miss Lulu Daw of Devlin, Ont. The on Thursday with several vocal selections. Nordlund and Mr. Carlson. We appreciate -yihg for this ad. STAND. ceremony was performed at the parental their effort to come. home of the groom in this city School is to be dismissed Dec. 22 Roger Carlson, Daniel Kjelsnsss mtSOSSSm by Rev. Heermance. The bride is a for two weeks. It will reconvene on Val Renz, the state representative and Carl Lundstrom came up from Bring in your Job Printing and charming lady and is being given a January 8th. of the Mergenthaler Linotype company, Riverdale to the basket social. warm welcome to our society circles. The high school basket ball team was here Tuesday and'wired John Erickson made a trip to Littlefork The groom is employed at the Canadian has seeral games in view. Let/s wish in our order for anew latest equipped last week to bring out a loid Ads—We can take care of you. Northern depot at Fort Frances them good luck. typesetting machine, which will oe or supplies for H. S. Parker. and is held in high esteem by all who John Schmidt and Henry Stormo here in a couple of weeks. Mrs. A. L. Lindvall drove to Bear know him. are absent because of illness. River Dec. 1st to visit friends and r?turnd The Gopher society will give a short Mrs. Harry Kimpton left Thursday the following day. program Friday afternoon at, 2:30, Sheriff White is rolling in cordwood evening foj Minneapolis to return to Mr. and Mrs.. H. S. Parker have as follows: these days, as he has a contract the university hospital, where she was moved into the Louis Lindvall house Music by the orchestra. for supplying several hundred cords under the doctor's care some time and arc keeping house there. School paper, Jennie Borg. for the heating plant of the CarrFirst ago. The lady's friends trust that Debate: Resolved, that the custom National bank building. He she will be restored to health by her LUNDGREN NOTES of giving Christmas presents should now owns two heavy teams and they present visit to the hospital. be abolished. are on the road every day. The Affirmative, Mayme Hilke and A Thanksgiving program was given sheriff cut five or six hundred cords Thos. Sufian, the woodsman brought Tresa Noll. the Lundgren school house Mond^ last spring in the work of clearing here from Wisner fifteen days ago Negative, Rpy Palmer and Rose afternoon. up his land adjoining the county farm, and lodged in the countyjail was Wednesday Rauscher. Mr. Bowen visited school Tuesday which he expects to transform into in Judge Berg's court adjudged Instrumental solo,Emogene Lowey. forenoon. one of the most productive farms of HO ryiifl iijni insane and ordered committed to Reading, Henry Rifkin. the county. He certainly had a good Mr. Jenson of Big Falls came -o the hospital at Fergus Falls. It was Christmas customs, Omar Hass. original crop on the land, as his wood "Lundgren in his car Monday morning thought at first that the detained man Reading, Myrtle Sullivan. ran about fifty-five cords to the acre. and returned to his home Tuesday was suffering from alcoholism but it Carols, Girls of Gopher society. afternoon. proved to be dementia. The seniors have completed their Miss Poole visited school Wednesday S'pooner News: C. P. Swenson, the class organization. forenoon. Frontier merchant, stopped off in F. R. Lapham of Camden, Ark., Miss Annie and Ellen Lundga^n town on Tuesday on his way back CALDWELL BROOK ITEMS has accepted the position of dairyman spent Saturday and Sunday with their from St. Paul where he was a member at the Koochiching company sister at Big Falls. of the delegation from Koochiching farm to succeed Mr. Lynch, who resigned Rev. Belsaas held a meeting at Clarence Morrissey went to Margie county before the governor on liaatters after several years of service Lundgren's Friday evening. His wife and Big Falls Friday night and returned concerning that county.—Harry with the company. The new dairyman assisted him. Sunday morning. Kimpton and Thos. Bosco came down is a Michigan man by birth and Miss Tell spent the Thanksgiving Adolph and Gustave Bloom went from International Falls Wednesday has had considerable experience in holidays at her home, returning Co to Margie Sunday. morning to supply the wherewithall this line both north and south, which her school Sunday evening. Ole Lundstrom has been confined for the daricers at Thursday evening's has fitted him for this responsible George James has returned from a to the house for a week past because hop.-—Mrs. Albert Frances and daughter three months visit with his folks in position. of a mashed foot from a falling log. Irene arrived Saturday from Iniern&tiopal Iowa. Edith Lundstrom went to Margie Falls where «they have The dredge on ditch 14 has shut Saturday with Albert Boerner. She Geo. Shaw 'Wednesday started his been visiting relatives. A# down until next spring. is working at Brown's hotel for the horsedrawn stage on the Loman route. A moose was brought in from Pine present. f. He has had a nice enclosed body made V. W. C. T. NOTICE Island the last day of the hunting Blaine Canfield made a trip to the by Jas. Devereaux, so the patrons of season. VSifKjf Sturgeon river country last Saturday the stage will be able Jio keep warm roaching Christmas Season The W. C. T. U. meeting which was "The Birds Christmas Carol" will returning Sunday. and comfortable. The start will be to have been held Tuesday last, was be given by the young folks at the Peter Hegg, Martin Beck, Gustave ltmiflp- from Loman in the morning, postponed until Tuesday December Lundgren school house Dec/21, at 8 Granoos and John Carlson are visiting "'v returning from here in the afternoon. Christmas— 26th, the day after Christmas. It is none too early to begin tAaking"^ p. m. Everybody welcome. at the Tangen home until after A Dodge car from Jahnke's garage it draws closer every day. ^We trust every member will plan the holidays. 1 "has been taking care of the business ts, and- are Weare preparing to mee^ your^equi nas to be present as there is important which you Ing Tangen made a trip to Margin Money to loan on northern Minnesota receiving advance shipments of.F the past month but the roads are jilfor business to be brought before the to you as ^u' Vr,'are sure to find those articl Tuesday. ||nao^-in fine condition for sleighing, lands. °w meeting. Remember the place—Mrs. the things to select for some pre sen- Ole Lundstrom was in Big Falls the Jevne & Norton, Agents^ which fact, has caused Mr. Shaw to tations you will make. Frank Carrier's and the date—Dec. first of this wee]k. International Falls, Minn. ions We want to hear your ion andE 26th. Plan for this meeting. 4put •*. "poniea-" Mrs. Nina Tangen was' up the approval, and will be pleased to The W. C. T. U. wishes Editor Watson Brook to see Mrs. Smith one day this hi !jW' Baudette Region: E. T, Brattoa and all the readers of the Press, WANTED^—To lease and purchase THE week. Um *8. from International Falls purchased a Merry Merry Christmas.. mineral bearing lands or lands indicated through the Rulien Land Co., 80 acres CREDI to be mineral bearing. AH 7 The cold weather and heavy holiday For Rent—Good five-room cottage. of the Ramillar farm, near Willia: kinds of metals. By realiable party. travel combined to make today's Mr. Bratton Intends moving onto the Modern except heat. Handy to business (Weson Block, Phone? -.Im th* mrin*. and cMc section of t^wn. J. H. Emer- four hours lat ^Apply G. M., Box 249F, in ^5®LE"5' ariiii n«i ~tri,-.-rarr-t DEFECTIVE PAGE